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A member asked:

Is it true the tongue can't have benign fasciculations? i can feel my tongue twitch sometimes, is it als?

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No: By the time ALS affects the tongue the rest of your body would be compromised. ALS is an "ascending" disease

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 1/14/2017

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A member asked:

My tongue gets twitches/tiny spasms at the tip, while at rest. Its been happening for 3+ months a couple times per day. No weakness or other issues. 28 yr old male. Can these ever be benign, or do they always indicate something more serious like ALS?

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A member asked:

Is it true fasciculations in the tongue usually means als? Can you have myokymia in the tongue?

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A member asked:

I have occasional fasciculation on same small area of my tongue.I can feel it and see it. It lasts maybe 10-20 minutes or hour then stops. Appears again weeks, months later or few days in a row. Of course, I am scared of als. Are there benign causes?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Neurologist told me that my thumb fasciculations can be caused only by MS, ALS or by anxiety, no third option.Can this be true for specific twitches?

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A member asked:

I'm 25, female. I have a severe phobia of ALS. I had ENMG and lots neurologists checked me, but now Im afraid of bulbar form,I focused on my tongue and it started twitching and my tongue and mouth are tense, I have trouble spaking.others don't see it?

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